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AOPs of Corsica

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Vin de Corse AOP
Muscat du Cap Corse AOP
Patrimonio AOP
Ajaccio AOP

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Ajaccio

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AOP on Corsica for whites based on Vermentino & rosés/reds based on Sciaccarello

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Muscat du Cap Corse

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AOP on Corsica for VDN of Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc

Northern tip of island overlapping Patrimonio

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Patrimonio

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AOP on Corsica for varietal Vermentino & red/rosé based on Nielluccio

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Vin de Corse

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General AOP of Corsica for white, rosé & red

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Subzones of Vin du Corse

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Calvi
Figari
Porto-Vecchio
Coteaux du Cap Corse
Sartène
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Principal grapes of Corsica

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White: Vermentino, Ugni Blanc, Muscat
Red: Grenache, Nielluccio, Sciaccarello

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Malvioisie de Corse

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Vermentino on Corsica

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Rossola

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Ugni Blanc on Corsica

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Communal appellations of Corsica

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Ajaccio AOP

Patrimonio AOP

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AOPs of Provence

west to east

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Les Baux de Provence
Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence
Palette
Côtes de Provence
Cassis
Coteaux Varois en Provence
Bandol
Bellet
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Les Baux de Provence

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AOP of Provence for Blanc, Rosé & Rouge
White grapes: Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Vermentino, Roussane, Bourboulenc, Marsanne, Ugni Blanc
Red grapes: Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Counoise, Carignan, Cab. Sauv.

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Coteaux d’Aix en Provence

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AOP in Provence for Vermentino-based whites & Grenache-based red/rosé

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Palette

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Tiny AOP of Provence for white, red & rosé of complex blends

Château Simone only producer of note

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Cassis

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AOP of Provence for blends
White, red & rosé

Crème de Cassis NOT made here & no relation

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Bandol

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AOP in Provence for Clairette-based white & Mourvèdre/Cinsault/Grenache-based red/rosé

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Coteaux Varois en Provence

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AOP in center of region for Vermentino-based white & Cinsault/Grenache/Mourvèdre/Syrah-based red/rosé

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Bellet

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AOP zone in eastern Provence (near Nice) for Vermentino-based white
Reds based on Braquet & Fuella Nera

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Côtes de Provence

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AOP in Provence for white, red & rosé

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Subzones of Côtes de Provence

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Sainte-Victoire
Fréjus
La Londe

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Subzones of Languedoc AOP

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Grès de Montpellier*
*St-Christol
*St-Drézéry
*St-Georges-D'Orques
*La Méjanelle
Pézanes
La Clape
Pic St-Loup
Cabrières
Terasses du Larzac
Picpoul de Pinet
Quatourze
Montpeyroux
St-Saturnin
Sommières
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Grès de Montpellier

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Red wine only cru of Languedoc for Rhône varieties, principally Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre

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Crus of Languedoc that permit rosé

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Cabrières

Pic-St-Loup

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Crus of Languedoc the permit white wine

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Picpoul de Pinet

La Clape

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Fitou
AOP of Languedoc embedded in Corbières
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Corbières
AOP of Languedoc for white, rosé and red
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AOPs in Aude Département
``` Limoux Fitou Corbières La Clape Cabardès Malepères Minervois (& Herault) Rivesaltes (& Pyrenées-Orientales) Grand Rousillon (& Pyrenées-Orientales) ```
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La Clape
Cru of Languedoc in Aude dept.
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Cabardès
AOP of Languedoc adjacent to Minervois for red & rosé
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Malepère
AOP of Languedoc for CF-based rosé Merlot-based rouge
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Limoux styles
``` AOP of Languedoc for Blanc Rouge Vin Mousseux Blanc "Méthode Ancestral" Vin Mousseux Blanc "Blanquette de Limoux" ```
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Sparkling wine from Limoux
All Vin Mousseux Blanc "Méthode Ancestral" "Blanquette de Limoux" "Crémant de Limoux"
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Corbières-Boutenac
AOP within Corbières for red wines only | Carignan-based
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AOPs of Langeudoc for VDNs
Muscat de Mireval AOP Muscat de Lunel AOP Muscat de St-Jean-de-Minervois AOP Muscat de Frontignan AOP (VDN & VDL)
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Minervois
AOP in Languedoc for white, red & rosé Straddles Aude & Hérault depts. Many subzones
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Minervois-La Livinière
Only AOP subzone of Minervois | Red only from Grenache, Ladoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah
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Clairette du Languedoc
``` AOP in Languedoc for 100% Clairette 3 styles: Blanc Rancio VDL ```
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St-Chinian
AOP of Languedoc for white, rosé & red wines
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Subzones of St-Chinian
Berlou & Roquebrun | Both for red only, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan
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Muscat de Nöel
Christmas wines that must be bottled no later than Dec. 1 of the year of harvest Produced in Lunel & St-Jean-de-Minervois
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Muscat in Langudoc
À Petit Grains Blanc
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AOPs of Roussillon
``` Banyuls Banyuls Grand Cru Côtes du Roussillon Côtes du Roussillon Villages Collioure Grand Roussillon Maury Muscat de Rivesaltes Rivesaltes ```
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Styles of VDNs
``` Blanc Ambré Tuilé Rosé Grenat Rimage Traditionnel ```
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Oxidative styles of VDN
Ambré | Tuilé
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Grenat
Style of VDN from 100% Grenache Noir aged reductively for 1 year and bottled before March 1 of second year
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Bonbonne
Glass vessel used in Rousillon to age wines under sun
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Collioure
AOP for unfortified wines of Banyuls | Red, white & rosé
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White grapes of Collioure
``` Grenache Blanc Grenache Gris Macabeu Marsanne Roussane Tourbat Vermentino Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains Muscat of Alexandria ```
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Red grapes of Collioure
``` Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah Carignan Counoise Cinsault ```
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Tourbat
AKA Malvoisie du Rousillon | White grape in most white and rosé blends in Roussilon, both light and fortified
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Muscat de Rivesaltes
AOP for 100% Muscat (à Petit Grains & d'Alexandrie) | Blanc & Muscat de Nöel
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Hors d'Age
Aging term for Tuilé & Ambré styles of VDN | Until at least 9/1 of fifth year after harvest
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Banyuls
AOP for Grenache-based VDN in Roussillon
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Rimage
Vintage-dated VDN bottled w/in one year
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Les Aspres
Sub zone of Côtes du Roussillon for red only | Mourvèdre & Syrah based
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Côtes du Roussillon
AOP for white, rosé & red wine
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Côtes du Roussillon Villages
``` Red only AOP 4 villages: Caramany Latour-de-France Lesquerde Tautavel ```
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Grand Roussillon
AOP for VDN Blanc, rosé, rouge & Rancio
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Maury
AOP for red wine and VDN of all styles
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AOPs of Dordogne for sweet wine
``` Côtes de Montravel Haut-Montravel Rosette Monbazillac Saussignac ```
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Dry wine AOPs of Dordogne dept.
Bergerac Côtes de Bergerac Montravel Pécharmant
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Côtes de Duras
AOP adjacent to Bergerac for R, W & Rosé from Bordeaux varieties
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AOPs south of Dordogne
Côtes de Duras Côtes du Marmandais Buzet Bruhlois (no white) All 3 colors for each, Bordeaux varieties
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AOPs east of Dordogne
``` Cahors Entraygues-Le Fel Estaing Marcillac Côtes de Millau ```
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Fer
Red grape variety common in SW France, particularly in eastern AOPs, i.e. Marcillac
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Gaillac location/styles
``` AOP in Southwest France for Blanc Blanc Doux Blanc VT Primeur Rouge Rosé Rouge Vin Mousseux (Méthode Ancestral, Doux) ```
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White Grapes of Gaillac
``` Len de l'El Mauzac Mauzac Rosé Muscadelle Ondenc Sauv. Blanc ```
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Gaillac Premières Côtes
AOP for dry white only
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AOPs of Gascony
``` 5 Floc de Gascogne Tursan St-Mont Madiran Pacherenc du Vic Bilh ```
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Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh
AOP for white only covering same area as Madiran
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Madiran styles/cepage
Red only AOP of Gascony | 60-80% Tannat, plus CF, CS & Fer
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AOPs north of Toulouse for red & rosé only
Fronton St-Sardos Coteaux du Quercy Brulhois
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AOPs of SW France near Spanish border
Irouléguy Béarn Jurançon (white only)
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Jurançon styles
Blanc Blanc sec Blanc VT
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St-Mont
AOP north of Madiran for Tannat-based R & R and Gros Manseng-based white
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Vin de Corse Rouge/Rose Cepage
Red/rosé: Grenache+Nielliccio+ Sciaccarello based
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Vin de Corse Blanc Cepage
White: Vermentino-based
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Côtes de Provence White grapes
Clairette, Ugni Blanc, Sémillon, Vermentino
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Côtes de Provence Red grapes
Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Tibournen
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Crus of Grès de Montpellier
``` 4 St-Christol St-Drézéry St-Georges-d'Orques La Méjanelle ```
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Fitou cepage
Min. 30% Carignan, min. 30% Grenache+Lladoner Pelut
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Fitou sections
2 Fitou Maritime Fitou Montagneux
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Corbières White grapes
Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Macabeu, Rousanne, Vermentino
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Corbières Red grapes
Grenache, Lladoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Carignan
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La Clape White grapes
Bourboulenc & Grenache Blanc based
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La Clape Red grapes
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Syrah based
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Cabardès cepage
Min. 40% CS+CF+Merlot, min. 40% Grenache+Syrah
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Limoux Blanc
Oak-aged white from Mauzac, Chenin Blanc & Chardonnay
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Limoux Rouge
Merlot-based
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Limoux Méthode Ancestral
100% Mauzac
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Blanquette de Limoux
traditional method, min. 90% Mauzac, with Chard & Chenin
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Crémant de Limoux
traditional method, max. 90% Chard+Chenin plus max 20% Mauzac+Pinot Noir
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St-Chinian blanc
Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Vermentino
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St-Chinian rouge
Grenache, Lladoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah
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Banyuls styles
``` 5 Blanc Ambré Rosé Rimage Traditionnel ```
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Banyuls denominations
Normale Hors d'Age Rancio Grand Cru
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Banyuls aging
Normale, Hors d'Age & Rancio | Min. 30 mos. in barrel
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Banyuls cepage
min. 50% Grenache | Grand Cru for Rouge only: min. 75% Grenache
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Bergerac styles
dry Red, White & Rose | Pécharmant
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Côtes de Bergerac styles
dry red, white & rose | 1% higher ABV than Bergerac
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Montravel styles
dry red & white
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Pécharmant styles
red Bordeaux blends
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Cahors style/cepage
red only | min. 70% Cot, plus Merlot & Tannat
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Entraygues-Le Fel styles
red, white, rose
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Estaing styles
red, white, rose
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Côtes de Millau styles
red, white, rose
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Marcillac styles/cepage
Fer-based red & rosé
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Red Grapes of Gaillac
``` Syrah Duras Fer Gamay Bordeaux reds ```
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Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh cepage
60-80% Courbu, Petit Courbu, Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng | Plus Arrufiac
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Jurançon cepage
Blanc & Blanc sec: min. 50% Mansengs plus others | Blanc VT: Gros & Petit Manseng only
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Jurançon RS
Blanc: Min 40 g/L VT: Min 55 g/L

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